Always interesting to encounter a reformed take. From Triggermanblog : Back in 2018, I ran across  a brief paper  by philospher Stephen Maitzen titled, “Atheism and the Basis for Morality”. Upon reading it, I sat down and began analyzing various points raised in the paper and began formulation a response. For that response, I composed a  brief abstract , in that I noted, [W]hen one cruises the numerous ethical papers and texts, terms like “common morality” or “ordinary morality” litter the discourse. The matter at issue is not to be seen as one of nuance, or mere perspective, but of considerable foundational importance. In order to lodge a complaint, one is assuming a basis upon which such a complaint is even possible. Since it is always good to bring back up points for consideration, I am going to reach back into the blog and repost that analysis. In  the introduction  I noted that moral claims are, first and foremost, knowledge claims saying, “ in order to be ...